Wind-shield.



S. W. MILLS & L. SCHMIDT.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 6. I913.

Batented Oct. 3, 1916.

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' STANLEY W. MILLS AND LIONEL $CHMIDT, OF POUGHKEElSIE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS are r. 1. A. -'r., a CORPORATION or new YORK.

WIND-SHIELD.

clear, and exact specification.

Thisinvention relates to wind shields, more particularly intended for automobiles, and has especial reference to'improvements in the general organization and adjustability thereof whereby the number. of parts is reduced and a greater range of adjustability attained;

A further object of the invention is to provide a wind shield which will be of ornamental ap earance on the automobile, and which wil be strong, simple to operate and not subject to rattling or to objectionable whistling of the wind through interstices.

' i The wind shield of this invention comprises in its broadest aspect upright standards'carrying a sash pivot ed thereto at the top portion, so that the lower portion will be adjustable to any desired angle of inclination relatively to the standards. When it is not desired to use the wind shield, the adjustable sash is swung to 'a horizontal position somewhat above the line of vision of the driver, so that free view and access of air are permitted, while by adjusting the position more or less to the vertical, clear visionprovided under unfavorable atmospher c conditions.

In the specific form of the invention hereif in illustrated, the standards are horizontally pivoted at their lower ends',"so that they can be inclined independently of the movable sash, and these standards carry a lower sash which is preferably made stationary rela tively to the standards. In this form, thestandards are'interconnected by a shaft including the axis of pivoting, and between the supporting pivot or brackets is provided a filler piece which not. only closes the space between the lower side of the sash and the shaft at any desired inclination of the standards, but conceals the shaft and substantially enhances the ornamental appearance of the entitre structure. In this form, it is possible to not only incline both sash together, but to incline the upper sash to any Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Oct. 3,.191t5.

Application filed October 6, 1913. Serial No. 793,599.

desired extent independently of the lower sas The invention will be more fully understood in connection with the description of the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is an elevation showing the rear side of the shield; vation.

1 represents the cowl or other part to which the shield is attached.

2, 2 represent brackets rigidly secured to the cow] by bolts 3. The brackets 2 are provided with horizontally alined sockets in which are journaled standards 4. As herein shown, the standards 4 are rigidly secured to blocks 5 to which are pinned steel bushings 6, and the blocks 5.are connected by a shaft 7 pinned thereto atits ends, as by pins 8. The standards 4, the blocks 5 and the shaft 7 thus constitute a U-shaped frame, the upper ends of which swing toward and from the vertical on the axis of shaft 7.

Preferably rigidly secured to the standards 4, as byscrews 9 and lugs 10 is a lower sash 11 provided with a glass or other transparent material 12. 13 1s a binding strip which may or may not be used as desired. The

lower end of the sash 11 is thus spaced above the shaft 7 and in order to conceal the shaft 7 and at the same time close the space between the brackets 2, a filler piece 13 is provided. This is preferably of wood U-shaped in cross section, and provided with a cylindrical curved surface 14. on its upper side matching the curyature of the upper side of brackets 2 and closely fitting the lower edge of sash 11 so that the air will not pass therethrough sufiicientlyto produce an objectionable draft or whistling.

15 represents thumb screws threaded on bolts 16, whichlock thebushings, and hence and Fig. 2 is a side elethe entire frame against rotation when tightened up.

17 represents an upper sash carrying the glass 18. and provided with trunnions 19 journaled in bearings 20 and carried by the upper ends of standards 4:. These trunnions 19 are clamped by bolts 21 and thumb screws 22 constructed similarly to the thumb screw 15 and bolt 16. A detail of these clamps is shown in'Fig. 2, in which it will be seen that the bolt 21 is provided with a head 23 having one side cut away as at 24, to engage the circular surface of trunnion 19, and thumb screw 22 engages a movable similarly-shaped block 2?, so that the forcing of .these two blocks together firmly clamps the trunnion or the bushing 6, as the case may be.

In Fig. 1, it will be observed that the trunnions 19 are carried by corner pieces 26, which are firmly secured to the sash 17, and each trunnion is provided with a cap 727 and secured thereto by screw 28 so that the standards 4 are tied together at their upper ends through bearings 20, cap '27, screw 28. corner piece 26 and sash 17. This construction is of particular importance in a wind shield for an automobile inasmuch asvibration and rattling are not only objectionable-but eventually lead to the breaking of the glass, and by this construction. these objections are avoided. It will also be seen that the lower sash will not be cramped with consequent liability of breaking, either when the entire shield is inclined or when the upper sash is adjusted. while the adjust ment of the entire shield is controlled by four easily accessible clamps.

It will be seen that the frame may be rigid if desired, and the two sash shown may be combined into one sash pivoted at its top if desired, without departing from the scope of the invention, and various other changes and modifications may be made, allwithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we declare that what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:--

1. A wind shield comprising, in combination with a support oppositely disposed brackets, standards horizontally pivoted to said brackets, a shaft'connecting said standards between said brackets, a stationary filler piece attached to said support between said brackets and covering said shaft, and a sash horizontally pivoted to said standards. 2. A wind shield comprising in combination with a support oppositely.disposed brackets, standards pivotally mounted at their lower ends on said brackets, a sash carried by said standards, a shaft connecting: said standards below said lower sash, a stationary filler piece attached to said support between said brackets, said filler piece being in part between said shaft and said lower sash and being exteriorly curved to permit movement of said standards and lower sash and maintain substantial continuity of surface.

3. A wind shield comprising in combination with a support oppositely disposed of said top connection brackets, standards horizontally pivoted to said brackets, a sash carried by said standards above the axis of pivoting, and a filler piece between said brackets and id support having its upper surface curved to fit the lower edge of said sash at any desired position.

4. A wind shield comprising in combination with a suppo'r-t oppositely disposed brackets, a U-shaped' frame horizontally pivoted at the bottom in said brackets, a lower sash carried by said frame above the bottom, a stationary filler piece between said brackets and said support having its upper surface curved to fit the lower edge of said sash at any desired position and inclosing the bottom of said frame, and an upper sash pivoted at its upper portion to said frame and having its lower edge adjustable rela tively to said frame and lower sash.

.5. A wind shield comprising oppositely disposed brackets, a U-shaped frame hori- Zontally pivoted at the bottom in said brackets, a filler. piece between said brackets inclosing the bottom of said U-shaped frame, a sash hinged at the upper ends of said frame, and means connectingthe said ends to the sash frame to stiffen said ends.

6. A wind shield comprising oppositely disposed brackets, a U-shaped frame hor1-;

zontally pivoted at the bottom in said brackets, a filler piecebetween said brackets inclosing the bottom. of said U-shaped frame, a sash hinged at the upper ends of said frame, means connecting the said ends to the sash frame to stiffen said ends, and clamping means for said sash independent between said frame ends.

T. A wind shield comprising in combination with a support oppositely disposed brackets. a U-shaped frame horizontally pivoted at the bottom in said brackets, a stationary filler piece between said brackets and said support inclosingr the bottom of said U-shapcd frame. a sash hinged at the upper ends of said frame, and clamps extending transversely t0.sai(l pivots of the frame and the sash for adjust-ably locking STANLEY W. MILLS. LIONEL SCHMIDT.

JVitnesses A. F. 'WAanmc'roN, H. \V. SHUGNELL. 

